One of the biggest believers in Jasmine Sina must now be thrilled that no other program listened when she spoke in support of the Gill St. Bernard’s School point guard’s ability to play Division I women’s basketball in spite of her size.

The 5-foot-5 Sina offered a verbal commitment Monday to Binghamton, which only three days earlier hired coach Linda Cimino, who posted a 128-100 record in eight seasons at Caldwell College. Sina plans to sign her national letter of intent later this week.

“It was a really stressful process because I worked so hard to prove (myself) to everybody over and over again,” Sina said. “But I’m really happy that I finally found a coach that believes in how I play and a program that wants me. I feel like I can do something as soon as I step on the floor in that program.”

The two-time Courier News First-Team All-Area selection averaged 14 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and three steals per game as a senior for the Somerset County Tournament champions. Despite her deep shooting range and heady play, Sina’s recruitment lasted longer than expected as programs shied away because of questions of whether she was too small to handle the physicality.

“Playing AAU and on my high school team, I’ve shown that I can play against the highest level,” Sina said. “I’m definitely going to go in there and do my best. I don’t want to say I have a chip on my shoulder, but I’m definitely going to try to show that I can play at the D-I level and I’m excited to play for this coach. The biggest difference was that she liked me before anything else.”

Binghamton was 6-24 last season, including 2-14 in the America East Conference.

“I don’t think they really had a true point guard so when I go there I think I’ll be able to make everybody else better,” Sina said. “That’s my main goal. I want to be able to win games next year and get the program going again. It’s a fresh start.”